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“To Governor Dave Heineman and Members of the Legislature:

As Nebraskans, we urge you to take action to protect the health of babies born in our state.  Prenatal care saves babies’ lives, helping them to be born as healthy as possible.  It also saves money by preventing costly poor birth outcomes, the results of which may persist throughout a child’s life.

There is a simple solution to protecting prenatal coverage for expectant mothers.  The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) allows an “unborn child option,” under which services can be provided to pregnant women who are otherwise ineligible for Medicaid.  We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, urge you to take up this option and preserve our long-standing policy of ensuring that babies are born healthy in our state.

As Nebraskans we believe that all babies should have the opportunity to be born healthy.

Sincerely,”

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